Allies and Persecutors

Science and Medicine in the Homosexuality Issue

Bibliographic Data

ID3619898
AuthorsGunter Schmidt (0000-0003-1944-0885, Universität Hamburg, corresponding author)
Year1985
Volume10
Issue3-4
Pages127-140
Publication date1985-03-12
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j082v10n03_16
OpenAlexW4291306860
LanguageEN
Citations received7

Usine Magus Hirschfeld (1868-1935) and his Zwishchenstufentheorie (theory of inter-sexual stages) as an example, the problems raised for homosexuals by etiological research into homosexuality are scrutinized. Hirschfeld, one of the most influential sex researchers working in the first part of the century, fully intended his biological theory to support his campaign on behalf of homosexuals' rights. However, the Zwichchenstufen-theorie and modern variations of it, such as the ideas of endocrinologist, Gunter Dorner, have been converted into strategies for preventing or curing homosexuality. From an historical point of view, it becomes clear that, in a society hostile to homosexuals, the results gained from research into the causes of homosexuality can be used against homosexuals and, in fact, have been

Homosexuality · Male Homosexuality · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · European history and politics · Gender Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Medical History and Research · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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